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Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DET)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesD FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Mukuba: C+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Andrew Mukuba had no business being available in pick No. 135, and the Dolphins did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

Spending an early pick on safety with tight end and linebacker open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If Jahdae Barron and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 28 they get a sticky cover corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick98 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
The board had Shemar Turner higher than pick 98, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They did well to land Ashton Gillotte in the 102nd pick, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at Round 4, Pick 14 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end and linebacker to take Andrew Mukuba, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick150 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
A quarterback of that caliber at No. 150 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at pick No. 155 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ricky White III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ricky White III in slot 224. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah slipping to the 231st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick253 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.